Queer Theory

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Queer TheoryRamchandaniSexGender vs. SexGenderCulture

Social Construction

Masculine/ Feminine RolesBiology

Sexual reproductive organs

Female/ MaleThe Bugis SocietySociety located on the island of Indonesia accepts 5 gender identitiesManWomanCalabaiCalalaiBissu HomophobiaDefinition: The hatred or fear of homosexuals that can lead to acts of violence and expressions of hostilityJudith Butler: Gender TroubleRather than being a fixed attribute in a person, gender should be seen as a fluid variable which shifts and changes in different contexts and at different timesShe claimed that sex is seen to cause gender, which causes a desire for the "other" genderArgues that people put on a gender performance,Work to change gender norms and the binary relations by taking on performances that deter from the normHomosexuality and ReligionThe role of religion

Example: Westboro Baptist ChurchWebsite: http://www.godhatesfags.com/DebateArgument One:Argument Two:Westboro Baptist Church should be considered a hate groupWestboro Baptist Church should have freedom of speech"Scientific" ImpactSexual inversion

IntersexualTransgender defined: Live their lives in a gender different from their biological oneIntersexual defined: include those who are born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definitions of what it means to be male or femaleCase Study: David ReimerNature:Nurture:Human RightsAffected Groups in the Past

Transgender Movement

Difference?RaceClassSexWorld View76+ countries where homosexuality is illegalHope in the fight of HomophobiaCan we see positive change with the help of…

Activists

International Organizations

Artists, Celebrities, PoliticiansHarvey Milk“The most famous and significantly open LGBT official in the United States” (Anne Kroenenberg)After 3 attempts won a seat in San Francisco’s Municipal GovernmentFirst openly gay politician in the United Stateshttp://gsanetwork.org/files/aboutus/Harvey%20Milk%20may%2022%20stars.jpgMedia/ Celebrity InputNetflix: Lesbian and Gay as a genre

Ellen DeGeneres – openly gay talk show host

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Same Love

• Laws Against HomosexualityGeneticsSocial Experience Discuss:Do you think that international organizations have the right to implement their own beliefs on cultures that still frown down upon sexual variance?Nature vs. NurtureWould this be too imposing of Western culture?Queer TheoryDeterring from the norm"Queer is by definition whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant. There is nothing in particular to which it necessarily refers. It is an identity without an essence."It's not (necessarily) just a view on sexuality, or gender. It also suggests that the confines of any identity can be reconfigured"Queer"Used to insult homosexuals and transvestites previouslyLGBT communities adapted this word as something they could be proud of rather than allowing it to shame themGender RolesTalcott Parsons: Sex Role TheoryStructural functionalism argues that the sexual division of labour exists to fulfill necessary functionsSuggests that the nuclear family is the ideal arrangement in modern societies because it fulfills the function of reproducing workers